For organisations
All organisations must put in place measures to prevent and appropriately respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Everyone has the right to be safe and free from sexual harassment while at work. Likewise, everyone has a role to play in preventing workplace sexual harassment. However, there are different legal responsibilities for different people in the workplace. Visit the 'Legal responsibilities' page to find out more.
Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020) recommended the adoption of new framework to more effectively prevent, and respond to, workplace sexual harassment. The new framework recognises that a more holistic, approach is necessary, one that looks beyond policies, training and complaint-handling procedures. This approach recognises that sexual harassment is primarily driven by gender inequality and power imbalance and looks at all the steps that can be taken within workplaces to better prevent and respond to it. It more effectively meets an employer’s positive obligation to provide a safe, harassment-free workplace.
This section is structured on Respect@Work workplace prevention and response framework.
